Step Up to Quality Coordinator

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute strategies to support child care programs in achieving and maintaining Step Up To Quality ratings, navigating a fast-paced and ever-changing environment to meet funder outcomes.
• Build and maintain relationships with child care programs, identifying their needs and developing action plans to deliver necessary training, resources, and technical assistance to support program quality.
• Collaborate with community partners and statewide organizations to raise awareness of the community, child care industry, and needs of children and parents.
• Take a leadership role in advocating for quality child care by convening and attending stakeholder meetings with providers, licensing specialists, and community members.
• Lead the provider services team as a team leader, coordinating agency-wide teaming, communication, support, and resources to support each provider's individual action plan goals.
• Develop and motivate the team to achieve annual team goals and continuously challenge them to strive for excellence.
• Promote the CCRC mission, vision, and impact within local communities, sharing the organization's efforts and accomplishments with a broader audience.
• Assume other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor and identify innovative strategies to challenge the team to excel.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience delivering professional development and adult learning; Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s degree preferred. Undergraduate studies in early childhood education or social service.
• Eligible to be approved by OCCRRA to deliver training that meets Ohio Approval and able to become proficient in required screening/assessment tools, training modules, child care licensing system, and SUTQ.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team leader and team member, and to coordinate/conduct small group sessions, the agency’s implementation of contracts, recruitment, data entry, reporting, and analyzing data.
• Reliable transportation required and valid driver’s license in Ohio; a minimum of 3 years supervisory experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication and organization skills to relate to a broad spectrum of community organizations, funders, and child care providers.
• Ability to coordinate the agencies; implementation of contracts, recruitment, data entry, reporting and analyzing data; and to become proficient in required screening/assessment tools, training modules, child care licensing system and SUTQ.
• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s degree preferred. Undergraduate studies in early childhood education or social service; A minimum of (5) years of experience delivering professional development and adult learning.
• A minimum of 3 years supervisory experience and reliable transportation required & valid driver’s license in Ohio.
• Excellent written and oral communication and organization skills to relate to a broad spectrum of community organizations, funders and child care providers.
• Ability to become proficient in; required screening/assessment tools, training modules, child care licensing system and SUTQ.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team leader and team  member.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience and knowledge of Ohio’s licensing requirements.
• Prior experience and knowledge of Ohio’s quality rating system.

Benefits